Fall From Roof Kills Worker

State Briefs

GUILFORD — A construction worker has died after falling from the roof of a home.

Ty Lance, 37, of Naugatuck, was working with two other men when the accident occurred about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

Lance was taken by ambulance to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

``I'm not sure whether we'll ever know if he was attempting to go onto the ladder or if he just slipped off the roof,'' Police Chief Kenneth Cruz said. ``He was working in an area near the ladder, but by himself. The other two guys were in a different area.''

Representatives from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration were investigating the accident.